The string quarter led by cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinist Itzhak Perlman did not play live during Barack Obama’s inauguration and instead “finger synched” their performance, the New York Times is reporting.
The classical musicians pre-recorded their performance because they feared the cold weather and strong winds would hurt their instruments.
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Now Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman are going to be known as the Britney Spears and Ashlee Simpson of classical music. That’s a shame.
Organizers wanted everything to go perfectly for Obama’s inauguration. Apparently they did not factor in Chief Justice John Roberts.
